- #1 The Children of Clay
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,038 reviews2025
Dev: Balazs Ronyai
Windows · Linux
The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
Why similar: Horror 70.8%, Adventure 29.2%
- #2 Fireflies
96% matchMostly Negative36% of 88 reviews2015
Dev: Phanom Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Adventure horror with many puzzles and an interesting story.
Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Indie 35.4%, Horror 27.5%
- #3 Anthology of Fear
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 293 reviews2023
Dev: OhDeer StudioPub: 100 GAMES
Windows
Take part in a one-man investigation and solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Find out the truth by exploring unsettling liminal locations. Discover the story chapter by chapter, with each one unveiling their common tragedy.
Why similar: Horror 100%
- #4 Days Under Custody
96% matchMostly Negative39% of 155 reviews2015
Dev: Abraham CarreolaPub: Groupees Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Days Under Custody is a title made as a classic horror adventure game where a dramatic story, unique puzzles and an enemy stalking you all the time, will test and keep you tense to discover the history behind a lot of inexplicable events.
Why similar: Indie 36.7%, Adventure 33.2%, Horror 30.1%
- #5 Psych
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 356 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Horror 58.6%, Adventure 26%, Indie 15.4%
- #6 Scarred
93% matchMixed57% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: iterco
Windows
Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.
Why similar: Horror 59.9%, Adventure 32.9%, Indie 7.2%
- #7 Care
92% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Horror 82.1%, Adventure 17.9%
- #8 Lethe - Episode One
91% matchVery Positive85% of 410 reviews2016
Dev: KoukouStudiosPub: Faber Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins.
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Indie 31.3%, Adventure 30.6%
- #9 The Lost Crown
90% matchVery Positive83% of 525 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 37%, Horror 33.3%, Indie 29.7%
- #10 Confabulation: Homestead
89% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.
Why similar: Horror 47.2%, Indie 27%, Adventure 25.8%
- #11 Darkness Ahead
91% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Indie 38.3%, Horror 31.8%, Adventure 30%
- #12 CLeM
87% matchVery Positive91% of 300 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Horror 64.6%, Adventure 35.4%
- #13 DYING: Reborn
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...
Why similar: Indie 35.9%, Adventure 34.8%, Horror 29.3%
- #14 Blackthorne's Manor
86% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Error 404 Studios
Windows
Blackthorne's Manor is a first-person mystery thriller, where logic, puzzles, and the supernatural collide. Search for your missing friend, uncover the secrets of Blackthorne Manor, and escape before the house claims you too.
Why similar: Adventure 45.8%, Horror 34.8%, Indie 19.4%
- #15 Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting [Enhanced Edition]
88% matchMixed68% of 267 reviews2015
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Horror adventure awaits as you step into a place nobody knew existed and hunt for clues around every dark corner and in every scribbled notebook. With a twisted past, and a terrible secret just waiting to be revealed, Cold Winter Farm will leave you questioning whether what you know, is really what you know.
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Indie 31.7%, Adventure 30.2%
- #16 Among Ashes
84% matchVery Positive95% of 483 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Cliff Games
Windows
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
Why similar: Horror 56.1%, Indie 24.7%, Adventure 19.3%
- #17 Test Of Courage
86% matchVery Positive88% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Just Sauce Studio
Windows
Test of Courage is a horror game where you have to explore an abandoned school in search of your two friends. The only hint you have is the "Courage Test" in which you have to find 10 objects around the academy while maintaining your sanity.
Why similar: Horror 48.2%, Indie 26.5%, Adventure 25.3%
- #18 Lost Cartridge - Cold Read
84% matchVery Positive94% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
While trying to find a payphone during a powerful storm, Mitch instead finds himself in a library filled with horrors and traps all laid out to end his life. Guide him to sanctuary or his demise in this horror adventure game found on a strange cartridge.
Why similar: Horror 80.9%, Adventure 19.1%
- #19 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
82% matchVery Positive92% of 3,334 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Horror 53.8%, Adventure 27.9%, Indie 18.4%
- #20 Shutter
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 218 reviews2015
Dev: Cosmic Logic
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Re-live a dark and haunting tale in this fixed camera puzzle-horror game RE-miniscent of the first generation of survival horror games.
Why similar: Indie 35%, Adventure 32.6%, Horror 32.5%
- #21 Forgotten Hill Mementoes
83% matchVery Positive90% of 272 reviews2018
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Get ready for a puzzling journey through the memory of Forgotten Hill, can you survive?
Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Indie 33.4%, Adventure 27.9%
- #22 Log.in
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Little氷華
Windows
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Horror 53.6%, Adventure 34.1%, Indie 12.2%
- #23 Horror Tale 1: Kidnapper
81% matchVery Positive84% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery behind a terrifying kidnapper in this story-driven horror adventure. Solve puzzles, explore eerie locations, and help Tom and his friends survive in 1990s America. Horror Tale is a creepy escape game full of twists and suspense.
Why similar: Horror 51.3%, Indie 26%, Adventure 22.7%
- #24 Disease -Hidden Object-
82% matchMixed61% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: OperaHouse CorporationPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
This is a horror adventure game where the player go back and forth in between the real world and the hallucination world. The purpose of this game is to search items and collect scattered documents while solving mysteries and finding out the truth of the abolished hospital.
Why similar: Horror 56.7%, Adventure 43.3%
- #25 What Happened to Lily?
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
Why similar: Horror 68.5%, Indie 19.5%, Adventure 12%
- #26 Don't Drop The Cake
77% matchVery Positive92% of 161 reviews2026
Dev: Midoriyama
Windows
Use your mouse to balance a cake that slides with every step in this horror game. Escape twisted beings and overcome dangerous traps, uncover the mystery behind the cake, and see the story through to its conclusion.
Why similar: Horror 53.3%, Adventure 28.9%, Indie 17.8%
- #27 Hidden Shelter
81% matchMixed56% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: White Vortex Games
Windows
Death lurks in every corner of this journey filled with tension and despair. The brave may not be the smartest here and those who know the time to retreat are more likely to make it out alive in the end ... Find your lost friend in a house that holds unimaginable secrets.
Why similar: Horror 76.6%, Adventure 23.4%
- #28 SUBSUMED
78% matchVery Positive83% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: HazzyPub: adjective noun
Windows
A claustrophobic first-person horror game about crawling through a dark, winding cave system in search of three missing divers.
Why similar: Horror 69.1%, Adventure 19.4%, Indie 11.4%
- #29 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
79% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Lost Spell
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.
Why similar: Horror 37.9%, Adventure 33.2%, Indie 28.9%
- #30 Mummy Sandbox
77% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Z. Bill
Windows
Mummy Sandbox is a first person digging simulator meets point & click adventure. Traverse forgotten sandboxes and dig up corpses to learn their secrets!
Why similar: Horror 53.7%, Adventure 31.8%, Indie 14.5%
- #31 Chasing Static
76% matchVery Positive87% of 514 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Horror 73.2%, Adventure 26.8%
- #32 Silver Chains
76% matchMixed69% of 1,360 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
Why similar: Horror 56.6%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 21.1%
- #33 Don't Drop The Cake: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive86% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Midoriyama
Windows
Use your mouse to balance a cake that wobbles with every step in this horror game. Escape twisted beings and overcome dangerous traps, uncover the mystery behind the cake, and see the story through to its conclusion.
Why similar: Horror 60.1%, Adventure 25.1%, Indie 14.8%
- #34 ALONE?
78% matchMixed41% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Horror 40.9%, Indie 30.6%, Adventure 28.5%
- #35 Speechless
75% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: BlazingfallgamesPub: TruemotionStudio
Windows
Speechless is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, emotional storytelling, repetition, and environmental transformation
Why similar: Horror 60.5%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 13.2%
- #36 Dark Fear
75% matchVery Positive94% of 235 reviews2016
Dev: Arif Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Dark Fear is a pixel horror game with RPG and adventure game elements. Explore a diverse landscape filled with forests, mountains, lakes and deserts. Make allies in the local village, upgrade your weapon and armor, go hunting/fishing and fight your way to the truth by slaying your foes, solving puzzles and helping people with their...
Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Adventure 33.8%, Indie 31.3%
- #37 DREAM LOGIC
72% matchVery Positive89% of 409 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Horror 49.9%, Adventure 28%, Indie 22.1%
- #38 File Destined
71% matchVery Positive87% of 446 reviews2023
Dev: Metavision Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Horror 45%, Adventure 29.9%, Indie 25.1%
- #39 Grimind
74% matchMixed64% of 292 reviews2014
Dev: Paweł MogiłaPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...
Why similar: Indie 43%, Horror 31.6%, Adventure 25.4%
- #40 Keep the Lights On
72% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Light the Lantern Studios
Windows
Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness
Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Adventure 40.2%, Indie 12.9%
- #41 Settled
73% matchVery Positive82% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: Allen Dayan
Windows
Made in Construct2, Settled is a story driven game with hints of exploration. As you progress, subtle changes appear. Memories and nightmares act as new areas, although still remaining in the confines of the house. When you reach the end, the conclusion may not be what you expected.
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Indie 32.8%, Adventure 29.6%
- #42 Whispering Lane: Horror
71% matchMixed63% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Horror 66.2%, Adventure 33.8%
- #43 Curse of Anabelle
73% matchMixed65% of 136 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.
Why similar: Indie 45.1%, Adventure 42%, Horror 12.9%
- #44 Dead Take
68% matchVery Positive88% of 844 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Horror 61.8%, Indie 22%, Adventure 16.2%
- #45 Darkness Under My Bed
71% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Horror 60.1%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 15.6%
- #46 Reflection
68% matchVery Positive84% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Horror 72%, Adventure 22.9%, Indie 5%
- #47 Dark Maze
73% matchMostly Negative37% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: TortishkaPub: Metal Fox
Windows
Your task is to get out of the maze. For this, you need to find the key!
Why similar: Indie 42%, Adventure 32.7%, Horror 25.3%
- #48 Unwelcome
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
Stay alive in this weird and peculiar horror experience. What begins as a game between friends turns into a race for your life. Take a breath and enter the house.
Why similar: Horror 77.9%, Adventure 22.1%
- #49 Paranormal VHS
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Indie 36.1%, Horror 32.4%, Adventure 31.5%
- #50 The House of E.
69% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Gamenastica Studios
Windows
The House of E. is a story-driven puzzle game with horror elements and a creepy atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 62.8%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 15.7%
- #51 Isolomus
68% matchVery Positive95% of 442 reviews2020
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Linux
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
Why similar: Horror 43.7%, Indie 30.5%, Adventure 25.8%
- #52 God's Basement
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,318 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Horror 59.5%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 19.8%
- #53 失踪した友人の部屋に残されていたゲーム
66% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: rentaka
Windows
would like you to solve the mystery contained in the game.
Why similar: Horror 61.9%, Adventure 38.1%
- #54 Unanswered
64% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Indie 30.4%, Adventure 23.3%
- #55 Mirror Forge
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 186 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Horror 100%
- #56 SHADOW MANSION
67% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.
Why similar: Horror 57.4%, Indie 22.2%, Adventure 20.4%
- #57 The Trud
69% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Matheus Antônio
Windows
The Trud is a horror game that combines exploration with stealth gameplay, here you'll need to find your way out and discover what's happening in the school while monsters are trying to catch you.
Why similar: Indie 51.8%, Adventure 48.2%
- #58 Zemblanity
67% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: XenOxygen
Windows
Zemblanity is an atmospheric first-person horror game. What seemed like a little creepy invitation over from an old childhood friend turns into disturbing uncovering of mysterious forces ruling in the mansion. Will you find a way out?
Why similar: Horror 60.2%, Adventure 28.9%, Indie 10.8%
- #59 Insight
65% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Horror 90.8%, Adventure 9.2%